News published on Federal Newswire in October 2013

News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A woman who owns a retail store in Wichita has pleaded guilty to trafficking in counterfeit designer goods, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said today.

Cape Cod National Seashore Receives Funding for Hurricane Sandy Restoration and Research Projects

News Release: In conjunction with the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell announced that $162 million will be invested in 45 restoration and research projects that will better protect Atlantic Coast communities from future powerful storms, by restoring marshes, wetlands...

William Lawrence Barrow Sentenced In U.S. District Court

News Release: The United States Attorney's Office announced that during a federal court session in Helena, on Oct. 28, 2013, before U.S. District Judge Sam E. Haddon, WILLIAM LAWRENCE BARROW, a 40-year-old resident of Clearfield, Utah, was sentenced to a term of.

Committee Approves First-Ever FEMA Reauthorization & Bills to Reduce Regulatory Red Tape

By US DOT Newswire | Oct 29, 2013

News Release: The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure today approved a bill that would be the first ever reauthorization of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and would improve the Nation’s emergency management capabilities, modernize and strengthen critical components of the preparedness and...

Kewa Pueblo Man Sentenced to Twenty-Four Months in Federal Prison for Child Sexual Abuse Conviction

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Calvin Tenorio, Sr., 65, a member and resident of Kewa Pueblo, was sentenced this afternoon to 24 months in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release for his child sex abuse conviction. Tenorio will be required to register as a sex offender when he completes his prison sentence.

House Passes Cummings'; Legislation to Protect Servicemembers and Veterans from Foreclosure

News Release: Washington, DC-Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 2481, the Veterans Economic Opportunity Act of 2013, which included provisions introduced by Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, to significantly expand home foreclosure protections for servicemembers, their families, and disabled veterans.

American Indian Basketry Show and Sale Set for Nov. 16 and 17

News Release: CALABASAS, Calif. - The Santa Monica Mountains Interagency Visitor Center will host an American Indian Basketry Show and Sale, complete with artist talks and demonstrations, on November 16 and 17. Running from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. each day, the free event features historic and contemporary American Indian baskets from California and the Southwest.

Witnesses Tell Federal Government to STOP Trampling on Private Property Rights

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 29, 2013 - Today, the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation held an oversight hearing entitled “Threats, Intimidation and Bullying by Federal Land Managing Agencies." The hearing examined the ongoing and abusive conduct by federal land management agencies taken against private property rights.

Senators Ask Secretary Sebelius Whether Privacy, Security Standards Met For ObamaCare Website

News Release: Dear Secretary Sebelius: As Members of the Committee on Finance (Committee), which has jurisdiction over implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), we are seeking information about the various types of testing which were utilized to ensure that the healthcare.gov website...

Frost Tile and Marble Co. faces $136,400 OSHA penalty for failing to abate previous safety violations at Norton, Ohio, tile manufacturing plant

By DOL Newswire | Oct 29, 2013

News Release: NORTON, Ohio - Frost Tile and Marble Co. has been cited for $136,400 in penalties by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration for 10 health and safety violations at its Norton tile manufacturing facility. The company failed to abate eight violations cited in 2012, including not implementing engineering controls to prevent exposure to respirable dust containing silica in excess of permissible limits.

HYPOCRISY ALERT: GOP Waited 7 Months to Hold W&M Hearing on Medicare Part D Rollout

News Release: When Medicare Part D experienced glitches in its October 2005 rollout, Republicans waited a full seven months before they held their first Ways and Means Committee hearing on the implementation. As Ways and Means Committee Republican Kevin Brady said in February 2006: “I think it needs to be understood that in a major reform, an improvement of a program like this, there are bound to be glitches"...

Duquesne Man Charged With Possessing Heroin

News Release: PITTSBURGH - An Allegheny County resident has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on a charge of possession with the intent to distribute heroin, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.

Tax Return Preparer Pleads Guilty To Tax Fraud

News Release: ATLANTA - Amberula Levitt pleaded guilty today to two counts of filing false personal tax returns for the 2004 and 2005 tax years.

Former Bolivar Clinic Physician Sentenced for Illegally Dispensing Narcotics

News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that a former physician at a Bolivar, Mo., health clinic has been sentenced in federal court for illegally distributing prescription drugs.

Massachusetts Man Sentenced For Making Hoax Emergency Services Calls To Elicit Swat Team Response

News Release: BOSTON - An Athol, Mass., man was sentenced today for engaging in an illegal practice known as “swatting," in which he made hoax emergency telephone calls and falsely reported an ongoing, dangerous crime in order to elicit an armed police response (from a SWAT team) to a specific location, typically in order to harass someone he believed was there.

US Labor Department seeks more than $300,000 for Idaho whistleblower

By DOL Newswire | Oct 29, 2013

News Release: Region 10 News Release: 13-2072-SEA (SF-183)

The Rend Trail Reopens

News Release: Glen Jean, West Virginia, Oct. 28, 2013-The National Park Service is pleased to announce the reopening of the Rend Trail, previously known as the Thurmond-Minden Trail. Portions of the trail were closed in early June for project crews to repair a blowout in the 32 foot high historic dry stacked stone retaining wall. New River Gorge National River received cyclic maintenance project funds to complete this project and ensure visitor safety for those recreating on the trail.

Karmin's Amy Heidemann to Unveil Legacy Banner

News Release: Susan Cook 402-223-3514. Media Advisory - Photo Opportunity - Media Advisory. Karmin's Amy Heidemann to Unveil Banner @ Homestead National. Monument of America. Event: Karmin's Amy Heidemann will unveil her Homestead Legacy Banner, conduct a question answer period, and sign autographs. Date/Time: Tuesday...

Catawba County Round-up Nets 19 On Federal Drug And Gun Violations